South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut


Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mary Kay Bergman

3/4

Rated R for Pervasive Vulgar Language and Crude Sexual Humor, and for Some Violent Images

This ain’t a Disney movie.  Rude, crude, profane, and absolutely hilarious, the South Park movie is not only a great film version of the hit show, it is actually better than the show itself.  With razor-sharp satire and a vicious, take-no-prisoners attitude, “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” is a very worthwhile movie.

The four heroes of “South Park:” Stan Marsh (Parker), Kyle Broflovski (Stone), Eric Cartman (Parker) and Kenny McCormick (Stone) are have just seen the R-rated Canadian “Terrence and Phillip Movie” (which based on the evidence, consists solely of profanity and toilet humor—exactly what kids want and parents hate).  

After seeing the film, the kids start swearing like sailors.  Kyle’s Mom (Bergman) and the other parents are horrified and go on a crusade against Canada, eventually planning to execute Terrence and Philip and declaring war on our brother to the North.  Meanwhile, Kenny who, as usual, has died, has been sent to Hell, and is witnessing the relationship quarrels between the lonely, gay Satan (Parker) and his lover, Saddam Hussein (Stone).  There he learns that if Terrence and Philip are executed, Satan will rule the world.

The targets of “South Park’s” finely-honed satire are wide ranging: the MPAA (a very welcome attack on that reprehensible piece of shit), tightly wound soccer moms, people who blame everyone instead of taking responsibility themselves, social conservatives, Disney movies, and many more.  No one is safe from Parker and Stone, and that’s what makes this film great.  A satire like this must be absolutely fearless, and that’s just what Parker and Stone are.

The voices are solid and the animation is suitably cheesy.  The songs (which like in the Disney musicals, are numerous) are clever and witty, and the humor is consistently on target and occasionally very funny.  The film is also quite short, avoiding the common problem of overstaying its welcome (something that happens with many comedies these days).

The only flaw is the scenes set in Hell.  They’re just not as funny as the scenes on Earth, and there are times when they cause the film to drag.  The humor does wear thing a little towards the end, but not by much.  The film is not for kids, but given the source material, that’s to be expected.

Consistently funny and occasionally uproarious, “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” is great adult entertainment.

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